Notification on increasing Insurance Contributions in 2013( 2013년도 건강보험료 인상 안내 영문판)

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Notification on increasing Insurance Contributions in 2013

We inform you of the increase of insurance contributions as of January 2013.

� Health Insurance Contribution : Up 1.6%

○ Contribution Rate for the employee insured : 5.80%(2012) ⇒ 5.89%(2013)

   - Monthly Contribution based on Monthly Wage

                            = Monthly Wage × Contribution Rate

      ※ Contribution is paid by the employee insured(50%) and the employer(50%).

	sum	the employee insured	the employer	government
the employee public officer the staff of a private school	5.89(100) 5.89(100) 5.89(100)	2.945(50) 2.945(50) 2.945(50)	2.945(50) - 1.767(30)	- 2.945(50) 1.178(20)

   - Monthly Contribution based on Monthly Income

                            = Monthly Income × Contribution Rate × 50/100

       ※ Monthly Income = Yearly Income except Wage ÷ 12

○ Value Per Point for the self-employed insured : 170.0 Won(2012) ⇒ 172.7 Won(2013)

   - Monthly Contribution = Contribution Score × Value Per Point

� Long-term Care Insurance Contribution for the Elderly

○ Contribution Rate : 6.55%(Freezing)

   - Monthly Contribution = Health Insurance Contribution × Contribution Rate

      ※ According to the increase of heath insurance contribution, long-term care insurance contribution will be raised.

� Backgrounds of Insurance Contribution Increase

○ Extension of insurance benefits coverage

   - Ultrasonography on serious cases such as cancer, brain blood vessel, cardiac disorder

   - Simple scaling

   - Providing insurance benefits to selective denture for 75 years or more elderly people

   - Lowering of co-payments for anti-cancer medicine such as Ts-1 Cap, Nexavar-Tab

○ Increase of unit price to medical service

   - hospital 2.2%, dental clinic 2.7%, herbal medicine 2.7%, pharmacy 2.9%,  maternity hospital 2.6%, public health institution 2.1%, clinic 2.4%

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